The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-06-12
AMERICANS ON THE CONGO.
RAPID PROGRESS or THE S.iNFORD
EXPLORISG EXPEDITION


Four Stations Already Secured for Lieut..
Taunt's Trading Posts-M He Enpieys Fisst-
Glass Ayentste Man them lis steamboat.
1t Is On interesting fact that the CONNER
cial enterprise on tho Upper Congo. which IS
developing most rapidly. IL managed and In
part controlled by Americans 1t Is the San
ford exploring expedition, and it's business
headn,iarters ara Tn nrussols. Mr. Sanford,
formerly our Ministor to belgium, Is nj tho
head of the entsrprlso, and Lieut.. Tauht. for
merly ofthe United States Navy, Is It's MANAGER
on tho Congo Two Belgian capitalists. Mr.
Jules Malon and Senator Jontehoro-Lcvy are
It's largest financial supporters. It's first con-
slynmsnt Of the exportuble articles OF tho
Upper Congo has already rcachcd Europe.
Lieut.. Taunt's ambitious project has more
than once been mentioned In The Sun. but ts
details arc revealed only rs they are carried
into effect on tho Upper Congo. ns purpose Is
to lind tho bost places at which TO establish
commercial stations on the Upper Congo and
It's nfIiuents. ana to erect In those places the
necessary storehouses and other buildings put
thom In charge OF commercial agents, and bar
ter manufactured products for tho ivory. India
rubber. and palm oil Of the natives. 1t has
been the first trading company to launch n
steamboat on the upper river. and tho first to
have moro than a single station.
The Dutch and French trading companies
that have pushed up the river to Stanley Pool
have not yot got beyond that point. The San
ford Company. however has not only built u
lns station ut kinshnsha. but it has also rur-
state at Mpnyanga, Equatosvllle, anu I,pebo
NInnyan;,n Is In The Cataract region below
Stanley Pool, and all CONGO travellers sneak OF
gather from fnr and near TO eNcnnnSo their
wares. llne picture OF EGua1to nv, appears
decided that it No longer needed post at this
point. E1uatOrville had the name of being tho
ss ws station on the Ss
on its Lulua afiluent i'll the midst Of q, great
iyory-producing reEiop, and about 600 miles by
Lisut Tannt 'e espse,ed BY this .ime to have
taken PSsess ,h u thf nm 3NItp'sf
plans s"B siSre ILL., mschln:s,s woEe able to put
tho engine into his fine new vessel. tho flotldn
Pool. and the haIk VAS at once crowded With
Falls. When the, Florida returns to the Pool
Meut Tannt ss M 81 ID h tar up the
There is little doubt thai his enterprise win DO
region of whose ivory RESOURCES q half dozen
explorers hnvo written such accounts.
This costly enterSrise Of eoursP gives en-
A@erieans BeleEans. and EnglishmSn are now
on Lieut., Taunt's pay roll. and almost every
steamer for be Congo, takes out one or moro
are those who have already had long OK
perIenee on the river and have proved their
ability to withstand its trying climate. The
oldest man on the Congo in point OF continuous
service is Mr.; Legat. who es an agent Of tho
FIVE years. In that time Ne has had charge OF
three different stations and his health has In. II,
spring ON a brief vacation the Sanford Com
pany made him good offer. and he Ia now re-
turning to Africa In It's service to take charge
Of Lieut.; Taunt,s commercial establishments at
tho best agents of the, Congo state, three 81
whom stanley praises highly in his last book
for their signal services. have taken employ
is only six years since stanley invaded the
solitude OF Stanley Tool, after STRUGGLING nearly
two years to reach that gateway 10 the Upper
Congo. Now ten white establishments, en-,
missionary posts here and there dot the sh1rrs
European vegetables thrive in the gardens,
fe%e fSsEs Sasf%SHisih
from Leop9ldyille an American agent p
the sanfpra Company aPd We VIII h3ui,d
Is likely TO exotic 4 saiils. Eevefthejess, when
Stanley. Pool Ia made easily ACCESSIBLE, not
work Of 1000 miles OF pavisable. waterways
Ss ssas 81 sns q Tn
tutsse ahead Of the ssttlsmsnts at tho Pool
The largo party OF enginoers which sailed
route for the proposed railroad probably ar
rived at the Congo about June q. 1t is their
purpose to divide into three surveying parties,
ssns Sf s fHs rE o at San n thsS viii
for the proposed railroad.